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SUFFICIENT REVENUES

This category evaluates the amount of tax revenues collected, trends and governments' initiatives to increase the tax revenues and expand the tax systems' coverage. It also examines the legal framework to collect and manage revenues from extractive industries. The scores obtained for this category also reflect the ability of tax administrations to collect tax revenues.

Senegal's tax revenues are above 18% of GDP, which is the best performance in the East African Community. However, Senegal is losing significant revenues to tax exemptions (4% of GDP in 2012). This revenue lost needs to be reviewed if Senegal is to reach the level of revenue collection of the developed countries.

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Bangladesh's performance in tax revenue generation is very poor as the tax to GDP ratio stands below 10%, one of the lowest in the world. Although there has been certain improvement in raising the tax to GDP ratio and in bringing more tax payers into the tax net, it has not been enough to fulfil the country's potential.

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Pakistan obtained a relatively high score for revenue sufficiency because it has improved revenue collection in various ways during the last three years. However, Pakistan's total tax revenues are still below 10% of GDP and are amongst the lowest in the world.

Senegal's tax revenues are above 18% of GDP, which is the best performance in the East African Community. However, Senegal is losing significant revenues to tax exemptions (4% of GDP in 2012). This revenue lost needs to be reviewed if Senegal is to reach the level of revenue collection of the developed countries.

Bangladesh's performance in tax revenue generation is very poor as the tax to GDP ratio stands below 10%, one of the lowest in the world. Although there has been certain improvement in raising the tax to GDP ratio and in bringing more tax payers into the tax net, it has not been enough to fulfil the country's potential.

Pakistan obtained a relatively high score for revenue sufficiency because it has improved revenue collection in various ways during the last three years. However, Pakistan's total tax revenues are still below 10% of GDP and are amongst the lowest in the world.

Senegal's tax revenues are above 18% of GDP, which is the best performance in the East African Community. However, Senegal is losing significant revenues to tax exemptions (4% of GDP in 2012). This revenue lost needs to be reviewed if Senegal is to reach the level of revenue collection of the developed countries.

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Bangladesh's performance in tax revenue generation is very poor as the tax to GDP ratio stands below 10%, one of the lowest in the world. Although there has been certain improvement in raising the tax to GDP ratio and in bringing more tax payers into the tax net, it has not been enough to fulfil the country's potential.

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Pakistan obtained a relatively high score for revenue sufficiency because it has improved revenue collection in various ways during the last three years. However, Pakistan's total tax revenues are still below 10% of GDP and are amongst the lowest in the world.

Senegal's tax revenues are above 18% of GDP, which is the best performance in the East African Community. However, Senegal is losing significant revenues to tax exemptions (4% of GDP in 2012). This revenue lost needs to be reviewed if Senegal is to reach the level of revenue collection of the developed countries.

Bangladesh's performance in tax revenue generation is very poor as the tax to GDP ratio stands below 10%, one of the lowest in the world. Although there has been certain improvement in raising the tax to GDP ratio and in bringing more tax payers into the tax net, it has not been enough to fulfil the country's potential.

Pakistan obtained a relatively high score for revenue sufficiency because it has improved revenue collection in various ways during the last three years. However, Pakistan's total tax revenues are still below 10% of GDP and are amongst the lowest in the world.

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unfair

fair

Tax revenues

UGANDA

8

SENEGAL

3

BANGLADESH

5

PAKISTAN

5

Revenues from extractive industries

UGANDA

5

SENEGAL

5

BANGLADESH

3

PAKISTAN

8

Tax payers

UGANDA

5

SENEGAL

10

BANGLADESH

4

PAKISTAN

8

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